Twin bombings kill 28 on eve of Pakistan election: Claimed by ISIL
The attacks, claimed by ISIL, targeted election campaign offices of candidates in the restive Balochistan province.
Category: Pakistan
Afghan-Pakistan border crossings closed due to Pakistani national elections
MONITORING (SW) – The Torkham, Gholam Khan, and Dand Aw Patan border crossings have been temporarily closed to all traffic since the Thursday daybreak (12:00 am).
Twin bombings kill at least 22, injure 37 as Pakistan prepares for elections
MONITORING (SW) – Two bombs in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan have killed at least 22 people with more injured.
Pakistan’s PM dismisses threat from Afghanistan: IE responds positively
KABUL (SW) – Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, the Prime Minister of Pakistan in the interim government, made noteworthy comments in a recent media interview, contradicting his previous statements, asserting that there is no threat from Afghanistan to Pakistan.
Armed group kills 10 in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region
MONITORING (SW) – At least 10 policemen have been killed in an attack in northern Pakistan as violence mounts in the run-up to national elections.
CGA: 2,200 Afghan migrants released from Pakistani prisons
KABUL (SW) – Abdul Jabbar Takhari, the Consul General of Afghanistan in Karachi city, Pakistan, has announced the release of 19 Afghan citizens from Pakistani prisons.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 14 years in state gifts case
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced to 14 years in jail in a case related to the illegal selling of state gifts.
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail in state secrets case
MONITORING (SW) – A Pakistan court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close aide, former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, to 10 years in jail in a case related to the leaking of state secrets.
Torkham Crossing closure sparks urgent calls for joint mechanism
KABUL (SW) – The Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan remains closed to trucks, raising concerns among traders and officials at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI).
Blast in Pakistan kills five police officers during polio vaccination drive
Islamabad (SW) – At least five police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in northwestern Pakistan.
Abdul Kabir Affirms: Afghanistan will not be used against other countries
KABUL (SW) – Mohammad Abdul-Kabir, Acting Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs of Afghanistan, says that the de-facto government prioritizes security and stability in the region and will not permit Afghanistan to be used as a base against other nations.
Pakistani delegation set to visit Kabul
KABUL (SW) – Officials announce that Fazal-ur-Rehman, the president of the political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam in Pakistan, is set to lead a delegation on a visit to Kabul on Sunday. During the visit, he will meet and discuss with the authorities of the Islamic Emirate.
